2005 AFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 2005 AFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 95.8%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Geelong (Elimination Final)
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): Travis Johnstone (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Russell Robertson (69)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Travis Johnstone

Team Leaders

Captain(s): David Neitz

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armstrong, Steven #2 6 R05-R06, R19-R22 2 0
Bell, Daniel #21 13 R02-R10, R19-R22 0 0
Bizzell, Clint #3 20 R01-R20 0 2
Brown, Nathan #25 22 R01-R17, R19-R22, EF 4 5
Bruce, Cameron #32 15 R01-R04, R09-R18, EF 20 8
Carroll, Nathan #41 6 R16-R18, R21-R22, EF 0 0
Davey, Aaron #36 23 R01-R22, EF 30 0
Ferguson, Ryan #35 19 R01-R03, R05-R13, R16-R20, R22, EF 3 1
Godfrey, Simon #30 12 R04-R08, R10-R11, R19-R22, EF 4 0
Green, Brad #18 21 R01-R18, R21-R22, EF 28 0
Heffernan, Chris #1 9 R01, R04, R07-R08, R11, R13-R15, EF 1 0
Holland, Ben #4 17 R06-R14, R16-R22, EF 18 0
Jamar, Mark #40 8 R01, R03-R05, R09-R10, R14-R15 1 0
Johnson, Chris #17 4 R08, R17-R19 0 0
Johnson, Paul #11 8 R07-R08, R11-R13, R17-R19 0 0
Johnstone, Travis #16 22 R01-R18, R20-R22, EF 15 11
McDonald, James #23 21 R01-R18, R21-R22, EF 2 0
McLean, Brock #5 20 R01-R10, R12-R14, R17-R22, EF 6 9
Miller, Brad #7 18 R01-R07, R10-R15, R18-R21, EF 6 3
Moloney, Brent #22 21 R01-R03, R06-R22, EF 2 3
Motlop, Shannon #44 7 R05-R06, R19-R22, EF 5 0
Neitz, David #9 18 R01-R07, R09, R11-R12, R14-R18, R20-R22 39 0
Nicholson, Alistair #8 14 R02, R04, R09-R15, R19-R22, EF 0 0
Read, Phil #28 8 R09, R15-R21 3 0
Rigoni, Guy #43 11 R01-R06, R19-R22, EF 4 0
Rivers, Jared #27 14 R01-R08, R12-R17 0 0
Robertson, Russell #24 23 R01-R22, EF 73 3
Sylvia, Colin #12 16 R01-R05, R07-R17 8 0
Ward, Daniel #10 4 R15-R16, R18-R19 0 0
Wheatley, Paul #31 21 R01-R06, R08-R16, R18-R22, EF 3 0
Whelan, Matthew #45 16 R01-R03, R09-R18, R20, R22, EF 1 0
White, Jeff #34 23 R01-R22, EF 7 2
Williams, Luke #26 3 R07-R08, R16 0 0
Yze, Adem #13 23 R01-R22, EF 41 7

Team Line-Up

Back: Matthew Whelan Alistair Nicholson Nathan Brown
Half-Back: Clint Bizzell Ryan Ferguson Jared Rivers
Centre: Brent Moloney Cameron Bruce Paul Wheatley
Half-Forward: Russell Robertson Brad Miller Brock McLean
Forward: Adem Yze David Neitz Aaron Davey
Follower: Jeff White Travis Johnstone James McDonald
Interchange: Daniel Bell Brad Green Ben Holland
Colin Sylvia

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Daniher, Neale 23 12 -0- 11 R01-R22, EF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
26/03/2005 Round 1 Essendon HOME WIN MEL by 46 Neale Daniher David Neitz
02/04/2005 Round 2 Western Bulldogs AWAY WIN MEL by 26 Neale Daniher David Neitz
08/04/2005 Round 3 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 48 Neale Daniher David Neitz
17/04/2005 Round 4 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 47 Neale Daniher David Neitz
23/04/2005 Round 5 Sydney AWAY WIN MEL by 34 Neale Daniher David Neitz
30/04/2005 Round 6 Fremantle HOME LOSS FRE by 14 Neale Daniher David Neitz
06/05/2005 Round 7 Adelaide HOME WIN MEL by 24 Neale Daniher David Neitz
14/05/2005 Round 8 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 39 Neale Daniher Adem Yze
21/05/2005 Round 9 Carlton AWAY WIN MEL by 18 Neale Daniher David Neitz
27/05/2005 Round 10 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 57 Neale Daniher Adem Yze
05/06/2005 Round 11 Kangaroos AWAY WIN MEL by 36 Neale Daniher David Neitz
13/06/2005 Round 12 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 45 Neale Daniher David Neitz
18/06/2005 Round 13 West Coast HOME LOSS WCE by 15 Neale Daniher Adem Yze
02/07/2005 Round 14 Brisbane Lions HOME LOSS BRI by 74 Neale Daniher David Neitz
09/07/2005 Round 15 Port Adelaide AWAY LOSS POR by 62 Neale Daniher David Neitz
16/07/2005 Round 16 Sydney HOME LOSS SYD by 26 Neale Daniher David Neitz
24/07/2005 Round 17 Fremantle AWAY LOSS FRE by 25 Neale Daniher David Neitz
30/07/2005 Round 18 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 88 Neale Daniher David Neitz
06/08/2005 Round 19 Adelaide AWAY LOSS ADE by 54 Neale Daniher Adem Yze
13/08/2005 Round 20 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 1 Neale Daniher David Neitz
20/08/2005 Round 21 Western Bulldogs HOME WIN MEL by 4 Neale Daniher David Neitz
28/08/2005 Round 22 Essendon AWAY WIN MEL by 10 Neale Daniher David Neitz
03/09/2005 Elimination Final Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 55 Neale Daniher Adem Yze